Equivalency of Training

Candidate Packet

Miami Dade College

School of Justice

The Assessment Center

Miami Dade College School of Justice

11380 NW 27th Avenue

Suite 8324

Miami, FL 33167

305.237.1476 O

305.237.1807 F

nac@mdc.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EOT PROGRAM OVERVIEW, PURPOSE, AND ELIGIBILITY .............................................................................. 1

EOT PROGRAM QUALIFICATION .................................................................................................................... 1

HOW TO APPLY TO THE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE EOT PROGRAM ................................................................... 2

EOT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE ....................................................................................................................... 4

Revised: August 2017

EOT PROGRAM OVERVIEW, PURPOSE, AND ELIGIBILITY

Purpose:

The purpose of the Equivalency of Training (EOT) Program is to obtain certification as an officer

in Florida without first attending (or re‐attending) a full basic recruit academy in the State of

Florida.

Eligibility for EOT Assessment:

Law enforcement, correctional or correctional probation officers from another state, a

federal agency, or the military who are either active or have less than an eight-year break

in service.

A former Florida law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer with

more than a four-year break in service, but less than an eight-year break in service. Miami Dade College EOT Program Eligibility Steps:

(You must complete each step before progressing to the next.)

1. Successfully complete an EOT Application & Assessment showing completion of

sufficient basic training and full-time employment as an officer for at least one (1) year in

a job that ended no more than 8 years ago, and;

2. Demonstrate proficiency in the following high‐liability physical skills at the Miami Dade

College, School of Justice:

a. Defensive Tactics

b. Firearms

c. First Aid

d. Vehicle Operations (law enforcement only)

3. Pass the Florida State Officer Certification Examination (SOCE).

EOT PROGRAM QUALIFICATION

To determine if you qualify, your training and employment history must be evaluated by MDC,

School of Justice personnel. In order for us to evaluate your training and employment, you must:

• Pay the designated EOT application fee

• Submit an application providing us with requested information

• Execute a waiver authorizing us to make inquiries

Revised: August 2017

If you qualify:

We will send you a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) Form 76, for

which you must show your eligibility to proceed with the Proficiency Demonstration and the

SOCE. To allow enough time for the evaluation, submit your application well in advance of the

date you intend to take the SOCE. WE recommend you allow 4 to 6 weeks for the assessment

step. All information provided by applicants is subject to verification.

Send all mail to:

The Assessment Center

Miami Dade College, North Campus

School of Justice

11380 N.W. 27th Avenue, Room 8324

Miami, FL 33167

305.237.1476 O

305.237.1807 F

HOW TO APPLY TO THE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE EOT PROGRAM

To apply for the EOT Program at the Miami Dade College, School of Justice, you must do the

following:

1. Complete the Equivalency of Training (EOT) Application.

To qualify, your employment records must establish that you were employed as a full‐time

(i.e., at least 40 hours per week) sworn law enforcement officer (authorized to bear arms

and make arrests), correctional officer, or correctional probation officer, either by working

for a single agency for one (1) full year, or for a cumulative twelve (12) full months at two

agencies within an eighteen‐month period.

Qualifying employment cannot include time spent in an academy, even if you were

receiving pay while attending the academy. There cannot be more than an 8‐year gap from

the end of your most recent qualifying employment to the submission of your complete

EOT Application.

Positions that are seasonal, part‐time, reserve (civilian or military), volunteer, military

security forces, military vessel‐boarding teams, etc., typically do not qualify for the EOT

Program.

The application must be notarized. We verify all qualifications in writing. Your former

(or present) criminal justice employer will be contacted. No exceptions.

2. Complete the Authorization for Release of Information From (CJSTC Form 58) and

submit as part of your application. This waiver must also be notarized.

Revised: August 2017

3. Attach applicable documentation. (In-state candidates may skip this step)

Attach all documentation (course outlines and certificate of completions) showing that you

completed training in all the required subjects listed below for your discipline (law

enforcement, corrections or correctional probation). This training may be from your

employer, an accredited college, or a certified state, local, or federal training academy.

Law Enforcement

Comparable Training

Corrections

Comparable Training

Correctional Probation

Comparable Training

□ Legal

□ Communications

□ Human Issues

□ Patrol

□ Criminal Investigations

□ Traffic Stops

□ Traffic Crash

Investigations

□ Vehicle Operations

□ First Aid or Equivalent

□ Firearms

□ Defensive Tactics

□ Legal

□ Communications

□ Officer Safety

□ Facility and Equipment

□ Intake and Release

□ Supervising in

Correctional Facility

□ Supervising Special

Populations

□ Responding to Incidents

and Emergencies

□ First Aid or Equivalent

□ Firearms

□ Defensive Tactics

□ Legal

□ Investigations

□ Interpersonal

Communication Skills

□ Management

Information System

□ Caseload Management

□ First Aid or Equivalent

□ Supervision

□ Defensive Tactics

4. Pay the application fee:

a. $50.00 (In-state Florida certified officers), OR

b. $250.00 (Out‐of‐state certified officers, federal officers, or military)

All payments may be made either in person at the Miami Dade College, North Campus Bursar’s

office, OR by enclosing payment with the mailed in application.

If you are mailing in your application, please enclose a cashier’s check or money order, made

payable to Miami Dade College, for the applicable application fee listed above.

If submitted your application by mail, please send your packet to:

The Assessment Center

Miami Dade College, North Campus

11380 NW 27th Avenue, Suite 8324

Miami, FL 33167

If you would like to submit your application in person, please visit us at the address listed above.

Our office hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

We are located on the 3rd floor in Building 8.

Revised: August 2017

EOT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE

Once you have been accepted into the program and received your Form 76, you will then have one

(1) year from the date you receive that form to demonstrate your proficiency in high liability

subjects and pass the State Officer Certification Examination (SOCE).

If you fail to complete these requirements within the one (1) year, you may apply for another

exemption from training, but you must be eligible pursuant to Chapter 943.131(2), F.S. at the time

of application. You may be required to complete the full basic training academy to become

certified, or in the case of former Florida officers, to become re‐certified. To help mitigate this

risk, the Miami Dade College, School of Justice offers the SOCE Workshop as a part of the

Equivalency of Training (EOT) demonstrations of proficiency.

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Officer

Criminal Justice Selection Center

Equivalency of Training Application

DO NOT E-MAIL THIS FORM! You may fill the form out on-line but must print it & mail or carry it to our offices.

I am seeking Equivalency

of Training for (check one) Law Enforcement Corrections

Corrections Probation

Please read the accompanying instructions before you complete this application. You must also attach FDLE Form CJSTC 58 "Authority For Release of Information" and the appropriate fee, money order or certified check only.

SSN Your SSN is required by FDLE. DO NOT SEND THIS FORM VIA E-MAIL!!

Check if you have applied for EOT anywhere else in Florida. Where?

Last Name First Name Middle

Street Address Apt. #

City State Zip Code

Race Sex D.O.B.

mm/dd/yyyyThese items are required by FDLE. DO NOT SEND THIS FORM VIA E-MAIL!!

Home Phone Number Mobile Other Phone

E-mail Original Certification

My qualifying full-time employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer, which ended no more than 8-years prior to this application, was at the following agency:

Full Agency Name: Your Position/Title:

Street Address Attention (Person or Unit):

City State Zip Code

Phone Number Employed from: Until: Still Employed

If a second employer must be used to establish a cumulative one-year of full-time employment within an eighteen-month period, please complete the following:

Full Agency Name: Your Position/Title:

Street Address Attention (Person or Unit):

City State Zip Code

Phone Number Employed from: Until:

Notary Public Page 6

The basic training that establishes my qualifications for this application may be verified at the following institution(s):

Full name of Institution

Street Address Attention (Person or Unit):

City State Zip Code

Phone Number FAX Number

Your Class # Attended from: Until:

Second institution, if applicable:

Full name of Institution

Street Address Attention (Person or Unit):

City State Zip Code

Phone Number FAX Number

Your Class # Attended from: Until:

APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I, the undersigned, hereby swear or affirm the following: (1) All the information I have provided in this application is true and correct. (2) I am claiming eligibility for the Equivalency Of Training path to certification as a law enforcement or corrections officer in Florida

because I meet all the basic training and full-time employment requirements. (3) I understand that an investigator will verify the information in this application and that any omission or falsification of a material

fact will result in rejection of this application, and may prevent my future certification or employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer in Florida.

(4) I understand that there are other legal requirements in Florida Statutes, and the rules established by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC), related to proficiency demonstration, examination, citizenship, high school education, criminal history, character of military discharge, and moral character, etc., which must be established in a full background investigation by a hiring agency prior to my certification or employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer in Florida.

(5) Travel arrangements shall not be made until official notification from the School of Justice has been received by the Director of the School of Justice.

Signature of Applicant

AFFIDAVIT

State of County of

Before me personally appeared who says that he/she executed the above instrument of his/her own free will and accord, with full knowledge of the purpose therefore.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , 20 . My commission expires on , 20 .

Personally Known -OR- Produced the following identification:

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION

(Background Investigation Waiver) Incorporated by Reference in Rule 11B-27.0022(2)(a), F.A.C.

Effective: 8/9/2001 Pursuant to Original – Employing Agency Commission-Approved Revisions: 12/16/10 Sections 943.134(2)(a) and (4), F.S. Form Effective Date: 3/2013

CJSTC 58

To: Concerned Person or Authorized APPLICANT’S NAME: Representative of Any Organization, Institution or Repository of Records DATE OF BIRTH:

LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

AGENCY REQUESTING BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

ADDRESS:

Having made application for certification or employment as a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer within the state of Florida, I hereby authorize for one year, from the date of execution hereof, any authorized representative of a Florida criminal justice agency or a Regional Criminal Justice Selection Center bearing this release to obtain any information pertaining to my employment, credit history, education, residence, academic achievement, personal information, work performance, background investigations, polygraph examinations, any and all internal affairs investigations or disciplinary records, including any files that are deemed to be confidential and/or sealed.

I also authorize release of any criminal justice records of arrests, citations, detentions, probation and parole records, or any police reports or other police records in which I may be named for any reason, including any files that are deemed to be juvenile and confidential. I hereby direct you to release this information upon the request of the bearer, whether in person or by correspondence. I further authorize the bearer to make copies of these records.

This release is executed with the full knowledge and understanding that these records and information are for the official use of a Florida criminal justice agency or Regional Criminal Justice Selection Center in fulfilling official responsibilities, which may include sharing the records or information with other criminal justice agencies, Regional Criminal Justice Selection Centers or the State of Florida or release to third parties as may be required by Florida public records laws. I hereby release you, as the custodian of such records, and employer, educational institution, physician, hospital or other repository of medical records, credit bureau or consumer reporting agency, including its officers, employees, and related personnel, both individually and collectively, from any and all liability for damages of whatever kind, which may at any time result to me, my heirs, family or associates because of compliance with this authorization and request to release information, or any attempt to comply with it. A copy of this form will be as effective as the original.

I hereby authorize the National Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, or other custodian of my military record to release information or copies from my military personnel and related medical records, including a copy of my DD 214, Report of Separation, or other official documents from the United States Military denoting discharge status or current active military status to:

Section 768.095, F.S., titled Employer Immunity from Liability; disclosure of information regarding former or current employees states: An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee to a prospective employer of the former or current employee upon request of the prospective employer or of the former or current employee, is immune from civil liability for such disclosure of its consequences, unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the former or current employer was knowingly false or violated any civil right of the former or current employee protected under chapter 760, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Sections 943.134(2)(a) and (4), F.S., Chapter 2001-94, Laws of Florida, disclosure of information is required unless contrary to state or federal law. Civil penalties may be available for refusal to disclose non-privileged legally obtainable information.

Applicant’s Signature Date

Applicant’s Address

OATH

Pursuant to Section 117.05(13)(a), Florida Statutes

STATE OF COUNTY OF

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this

day of , year , By

Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida

Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned name of Notary Public

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced

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* Out-of-state candidates who have an approved CJSTC 76 form from another Selection Center, are only required to pay a $50.00 processing fee.

If the CJSTC 76 form cannot be verified, an additional $200.00 fee will be assessed before acceptance into the program.

REVISED: JUNE 2017

Instructions

Turn completed form into the BURSAR’ S OFFICE.

o Location: North Campus, Building 1, Room 1154

o Telephone: (305) 237-1287

o Hours: Mon—Thurs 8:00 A.M.—7:00 P.M.; Fri 8:00 A.M.—4:30 P.M.

Attach a copy of the receipt of payment to your EOT application.

Name: _______________________________________________________

Date: ________________ (mm/dd/yyyy)

Last Four Digits of

SSN: ________________

Payment Type:

(Please check one)

__________ EOT Application – In State ($50.00)

__________ EOT Application – Out of State w/approved CJSTC 76 form ($50.00)*

__________ EOT Application – Out of State (250.00)

I, _____________________________________, understand the following:

The Equivalency of Training (EOT) Application fee must be paid prior to the

submission of the completed Equivalency of Training (EOT) Application and

subsequent documents.

Payment receipt must be attached to EOT at time of application submission.

Payment may be made in cash, credit card or money order.

All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Candidate Signature: ________________________________________________________

Bursar’s Authorization to Collect Fee for

EOT APPLICATION

ASSESSMENT CENTER

QUAL OPERATING

UNIT FUND CODE

ICS DEPT ID CAMPUS CENTER

GL CODE

N31201 DI15 301 4A22001 350090 1000 40920

Payment Receipt #: _______________________Cashier:______________________________

For questions, contact

The Assessment Center

305-237-1476 or nac@mdc.edu

PAYMENT FORM EOT APPLICATION

THE ASSESSMENT CENTER Miami Dade College School of Justice (305) 237-1476nac@mdc.edu